Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee approved plans to redevelop the former Toby Inn pub site at 104 Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, into a 100 per cent affordable housing scheme.
The project will deliver ten new homes: five houses and five flats, arranged in two blocks of two and three storeys, with landscaping, cycle storage, bin stores, and limited parking. Brighton and Hove City Council Housing Centre is the applicant, and BakerBrown Studio Limited designed the scheme, led by architect and Brighton University academic Duncan Baker-Brown.
The committee voted 9–1 in favour of the proposal, which has been supported as council housing for people on the housing register. The site has been empty and derelict for around 20 years, making regeneration a key benefit of the plan. However, local residents raised concerns about building height, parking pressure, and potential strain on nearby services such as Woodingdean Medical Centre.
The approved parking arrangement includes six on-site spaces and two on-street spaces, with four flats designated car-free. The committee resolved to grant permission subject to conditions and informatives.
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